CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19986, 22 July 1930, Page 5

CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

METHVEN CLUB. • Fino weather conditions prevailed on Saturday, when the Methven Gun Club held their usual shoot. A nor'-weßt wind blew in fitful gusts for part of tho time, making shooting difficult. Tho shoot commenced with a six clay bird handicap, for Mr T. S. J. Doherty's trophy, which was won by T. S. Harrison, who had tied with A. McLeod, the latter missing his third bird in the shoot-off. The stake was divided. The next match was a 12-clay_ bird handicap sweepstake, for a trophy given by Mr B. Perry, Ohristchurch. This also resulted in a tie. The best scores were:— O. A. Franks .. 111111101121 31 S. H. Anderson . . 111011111121 11 T. S. Harrison - . 110111011121 10 C. C. Winn .. .. 110101111101 9 A. McLeod .. .. 111112011001 9 The shoot-off between Franks and Anderson resulted in the former winning the trophy. These competitors divided first and second money, and Harrison, with 10 on, took third money. A nine-bird handicap, for Mr Harrison b trophy, with an added sweepstake, resulted : A. McLeod .. -- 112111111 t> W. J. Cooksley .. •• 111111110 8 G. A. Franks .. •. 021121110 7 T. S. Harrison .. 111111001 7 S. H. Anderson .. -. 110111110. 7 McLeod, with the possible, took the trophy and first money. Cookßley took second money, and thoße with seven on divided third money. ' __ For a trophy presented by Mr S. u. Holmes, Methven, and added sweepstake, a nine-bird handicap was fired. The best scores A.^A. - McLeod .. .. 111222111 9 S. H. Anderson .. • ■ 2 G. A. Franks .. *• > 011111111 T. 8. Harrison .. •• 2 W. J. Cooksley .. ■ - I A. M. Hart .. •• "IUOIOO 6 First and second money was divided between McLeod and Anderson, who shot-off for the trophy. Both carried on to the seventh round, when both missed. They continued to the ninth round, when Anderson was the winner. Franks and Harrison, eaoh with seven on, divided third money. The final shoot of the afternoon was also a nine-bird handicap, for a trophy presented by the patron (Mr W. Falrclough). This resulted in a straight-out win for T. S. Harrison, with a possible. He also took first money. Tho scores were:— T. S. Harrison .. -• 111211111 9 A. A. McLeod .. • 111011121 8 S. H. Anderson .. - - 112211110 8 W. J. Cookßley .. .. 120021112 7 O. A. Franks .. . 101110121 7 A. M. Hart .. .. 111C00121 6 McLeod and Anderson, - each with eight on, divided second money.